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25 May 2021
Preterm birth – how can communication be improved with parents?
Shock, trauma, grief, vulnerability, worry – these are just a few words to describe how parents of preterm born babies feel when faced with the often unexpected situation of the...
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22 April 2021
Supporting Kangaroo Care across Ukraine
We want to take the opportunity to congratulate our partner parent organisation in Ukraine, “Ranni Ptashky – Early Birds” on another successfully completed project to improve the situation of preterm...
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21 April 2021
Paediatric clinical trials: industry and non-industry bringing different strengths together
Clinical trials are an essential part of advancing knowledge and improving healthcare worldwide. Advances in paediatric research across the globe to improve the lives of babies, children and young people...
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25 March 2021
Making infant- and family-centred developmental care a reality – constructions for a family room well underway at Dritter Orden hospital in Munich
Implementing infant- and family-centred developmental care at hospitals not only depends on the staff’s support of more inclusive practices. It also requires physical changes in how buildings are constructed and...
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24 March 2021
Pregnancy and childbirth in times of COVID-19: Parent organisation “Ranni Ptashky – Early Birds” launches webinar series in Ukraine
The global COVID-19 pandemic has posed particular challenges to families around the world, especially those who had or are expecting a baby in the midst of it. Hospitals put safety...
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23 March 2021
Neonatal Nurses Association (NNA) gathers high-level experts on virtual conference
As the pandemic continues and conferences and workshops are still being held digitally the Neonatal Nurses Associations pulled off a virtual conference with a great line up of sessions and...
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24 February 2021
FINE trainings in Hungary: How to train medical staff in times of a pandemic
A guest article by Livia Nagy Every year more than 8,000 newborns begin their lives in premature intensive care units of different levels in Hungary. The pillars of family-centred care...
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24 February 2021
High Accolades for Asociatia Prematurilor in Romania
We are so pleased to hear that our partner organisation in Romania, Asociatia Prematurilor (The Romanian Association of Premature Babies), has been awarded the Civil Solidarity Prize by the European...
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23 February 2021
Welcome to the EFCNI network, The TAPS Support Foundation
We are happy to announce that a new parent organisation has joined our network: The TAPS Support Foundation from the Netherlands! The TAPS Support Foundation is dedicated to raising awareness...
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02 February 2021
RECAPpreterm Cohort Platform will soon be accessible
RECAPpreterm is a research project developing a unique data platform that will allow researchers to find and use data from very preterm and very low birth weight cohorts to answer...
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